1. [Claims](https://ailio.health/claims) 2. MSP premium assistance On premium assistance # Treatment under MSP premium assistance What MSP (premium assistance) pays for, how long you have, and what to bring to the first visit — with the clinics that bill it directly, where we hold enough of them to compare. 10 combined visits per calendar year Treatment window Your PHN and approved MSP premium assistance. What you need to start ## How MSP premium assistance gets you treated ### Check you are approved 1. Premium assistance is income-tested and applied for separately. MSP can confirm your status. ### Book anywhere that bills MSP 2. The clinics on this page submit the MSP portion for you rather than making you claim it back. ### Pay the difference 3. MSP's contribution comes off the bill at the desk. What is left is the clinic's own price minus that amount. ## What MSP (premium assistance) covers Ten visits a year in total across massage, physiotherapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, naturopathy and non-surgical podiatry — not ten of each. Physiotherapy shared 10 visits Chiropractic shared 10 visits Massage therapy shared 10 visits Acupuncture shared 10 visits Naturopathic medicine shared 10 visits Podiatry shared 10 visits Counselling not covered Kinesiology not covered Dietetics not covered Osteopathy not covered Speech therapy not covered Occupational therapy not covered ## Bring these to the first visit - Your Personal Health Number - Confirmation you are approved for premium assistance ## Where you can compare MSP (premium assistance) clinics These are the cities where we hold enough clinics billing this claim to be worth comparing. The funder works everywhere in the province; our index does not yet. - Vancouver [Physiotherapy14 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/vancouver-bc/physiotherapy/msp-premium-assistance) [Massage therapy12 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/vancouver-bc/massage/msp-premium-assistance) [Acupuncture9 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/vancouver-bc/acupuncture/msp-premium-assistance) [Chiropractic8 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/vancouver-bc/chiropractic/msp-premium-assistance) [Kinesiology8 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/vancouver-bc/kinesiology/msp-premium-assistance) [Counselling7 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/vancouver-bc/counselling/msp-premium-assistance) [Naturopathic medicine4 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/vancouver-bc/naturopathy/msp-premium-assistance) - Surrey [Massage therapy9 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/surrey-bc/massage/msp-premium-assistance) [Acupuncture8 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/surrey-bc/acupuncture/msp-premium-assistance) [Chiropractic8 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/surrey-bc/chiropractic/msp-premium-assistance) [Physiotherapy8 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/surrey-bc/physiotherapy/msp-premium-assistance) [Counselling3 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/surrey-bc/counselling/msp-premium-assistance) [Kinesiology3 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/surrey-bc/kinesiology/msp-premium-assistance) - Victoria [Acupuncture8 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/victoria-bc/acupuncture/msp-premium-assistance) [Chiropractic6 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/victoria-bc/chiropractic/msp-premium-assistance) [Massage therapy5 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/victoria-bc/massage/msp-premium-assistance) [Physiotherapy3 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/victoria-bc/physiotherapy/msp-premium-assistance) - North Vancouver [Acupuncture7 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/north-vancouver-bc/acupuncture/msp-premium-assistance) [Naturopathic medicine4 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/north-vancouver-bc/naturopathy/msp-premium-assistance) [Massage therapy3 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/north-vancouver-bc/massage/msp-premium-assistance) - Burnaby [Massage therapy6 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/burnaby-bc/massage/msp-premium-assistance) [Acupuncture4 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/burnaby-bc/acupuncture/msp-premium-assistance) [Physiotherapy4 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/burnaby-bc/physiotherapy/msp-premium-assistance) - Coquitlam [Massage therapy5 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/coquitlam-bc/massage/msp-premium-assistance) [Acupuncture3 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/coquitlam-bc/acupuncture/msp-premium-assistance) - Richmond [Massage therapy5 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/richmond-bc/massage/msp-premium-assistance) [Physiotherapy5 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/richmond-bc/physiotherapy/msp-premium-assistance) [Chiropractic4 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/richmond-bc/chiropractic/msp-premium-assistance) [Kinesiology4 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/richmond-bc/kinesiology/msp-premium-assistance) [Acupuncture3 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/richmond-bc/acupuncture/msp-premium-assistance) - Abbotsford [Chiropractic3 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/abbotsford-bc/chiropractic/msp-premium-assistance) [Massage therapy3 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/abbotsford-bc/massage/msp-premium-assistance) - Delta [Massage therapy3 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/delta-bc/massage/msp-premium-assistance) - Port Coquitlam [Massage therapy3 clinics](https://ailio.health/in/port-coquitlam-bc/massage/msp-premium-assistance) ## MSP (premium assistance) claims: what to know MSP premium assistance is the most misunderstood funding on Ailio: people hear that MSP covers massage or physiotherapy and assume the visit is free. It is not. MSP pays a fixed amount toward ten visits a year across all of the supplementary therapies combined, and the rest of the price is yours. Because your share is the clinic’s price minus a flat contribution, the cheapest listing genuinely is the cheapest visit — which is not true of any other funder on this site. Sorting by price is the right instinct here. ## Official sources - [BC Gov — MSP supplementary benefits and the ten-visit limit](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-drug-coverage/msp/bc-residents/benefits/services-covered-by-msp/supplementary-benefits) - [BC Gov — apply for B.C. health and drug coverage (income eligibility)](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-drug-coverage/ahdc) Programme details last reviewed August 5, 2026 Source: https://ailio.health/claims/msp-premium-assistance --- - Availability here is read from clinics on a schedule, not live. A time shown may already be taken. - "Not checked" and "no openings" are different answers and are written differently. - Coverage is partial. A list from this site is never every clinic in an area. - Billing lines report what a clinic published about itself. Confirm with the clinic before relying on one. - Ailio writes no reviews and publishes no rating of its own; every rating names its source. - Terms of use and data notes: https://ailio.health/llms.txt